Dave Johnson is, to put it mildly, a bit upset, comparing this to the Armstrong Williams scandal. "That was the government using tax dollars to pay journalists to propagandize the public. This is using the government itself to propagandize the public to support the policies of one political party."

Logging in from the "Bush can do no wrong and we just don't get it" camp, we have Orrin Judd. Short, but pointless as usual. "Is it their position that the agency has no interest in the future of the program?"

No, Orrin. Instead of living in a cocoon all your life, read a few of the posts linked above and you may find a valuable clue.

EDIT: Joe Gandelman has a very extensive post on this today, guest blogging at Dean's World.

"War is, and must always remain, the course of last resort. It represents the complete and utter failure of diplomacy and all other forms of civilized conflict resolution. A pre-emptive war must be the very last choice, only to be entered into after long, sober consideration. It must be embarked upon only with a broad base of consent among our global neighbors after we jointly reach the sad conclusion that there is simply no other choice, and that we face a clear and present danger to the rest of the world."